She wins the king’s heart, but will his subjects accept a foreign Ice Queen? Additional tropes: “Single parents do Christmas.”Ī Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (Netflix, November 30): The sequel to 2017’s much-maligned hit picks up a year later, when the scheduled Christmas nuptials of King Richard (Ben Lamb) and former tabloid journalist Amber (Rose McIver) are threatened by his political crisis and her questioning whether she’s really queen material. And wouldn’t you know it: Stacy swoons for Margaret’s fiancé, Prince Edward (Sam Palladio), while Margaret falls for Stacy’s co-worker Kevin (Nick Sagar).Ĭhristmas at the Palace (Hallmark, November 22 at 8 p.m.): Former professional ice-skater Katie (Merritt Patterson) is hired by the king of San Senova (Andrew Cooper) to help his daughter prepare for a Christmas performance. The Princess Switch (Netflix, November 16): Margaret, the Duchess of Montenaro (Vanessa Hudgens), somehow trades places with Stacy, a look-alike from Chicago. Vanessa Hudgens and Sam Palladio in The Princess Switch. Let’s fake a relationship that - spoiler alert - turns out to be real. But exactly how many of 2018’s offerings will feature one of the 15 tried-and-true made-for-TV Christmas movie tropes we’ve come to expect - and cherish - each holiday season? As it turns out, quite a few! After reading through the network synopses for all 64 films, here’s our trope-by-trope breakdown of all the movies you’ll be watching this holiday season. That a movie’s setting will be a small town that’s 50 percent more festive than any place you’ve ever visited is a safe bet. Between the six go-to networks - Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Lifetime, Freeform, UPtv, and Netflix - there are more than 60 new holiday films premiering between now (Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas actually began on October 27) and the New Year. And you know what else that means? That’s right: The made-for-TV Christmas movies are already upon us. Halloween is over, which means it is legally now Christmas. Photo: Crown Media United States LLC/Lifetime/Freeform
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